Houston Zoo

Being members of the Houston Zoo is fantastic!! We can go anytime we want for free!! Both of the boys really enjoy looking at the animals and riding the carousel. Thankfully it's getting cooler so the animals come out more. They definitely don't enjoy the heat. One of our favorite activities is to attend the member mornings. The zoo opens at 8 am for members only so you definitely get to beat all the crowds. Plus you can pretty much hit all of the animals before the keeper chat of the month.

John and Mommy in front of the Okapi


James in front of the Okapi


James on the carousel riding a lion

Home Improvements

Well we just finished our first big home improvement project. We installed more ceiling fans to help circulate the air in the house. They've definitely made a huge difference already! We rented a 12' ladder which is HUGE! It just barely fit in our master bedroom. The fan we have in our bedroom is quite noisy so it will be replaced very soon. It's such a shame because it's really a pretty fan. Unfortunately, Brian and I need quiet when we sleep.

Our next project will be painting. We already picked up the paint for the upstairs bathroom and hope to get that completed this weekend. We really like the wall color the builder used but the quality of the paint is really poor. I'm sure we'll have lots of fun picking out colors for all the rooms in our house.

Stitches

Well even though John is only 18 months old, he's the first one of our children to require stitches. He had a fall off the last step and busted his mouth pretty badly. I took him into the pediatric dentist who recommended a stitch to help close up a really bad tear in his gums. John was sedated but it was still painful for him. I felt so badly for him since I had to hold him down on the chair while the dentist did his thing. Thankfully it appears to be healing well. I doubt there will be any scars.